ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 has been released. This release includes an good number of fixes and enhancements. The announcement around this release can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… A detailed list of fixes and enhancements associated with each product can be found here: ArcGIS 9.3.1 (Desktop, Server, Engine) Service Pack 2 ArcGIS Image Server 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 ArcIMS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 ArcSDE 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 download locations can be found here: US ArcGIS 9.3.1 (Desktop, Server, Engine) Service Pack 2 ArcGIS Image Server 9.3.1 Service Pack...

Earlier this year a targeted list of issues to be addressed with ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 was released. Information on this document and initial release can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… These targeted list of issues have now been updated. We have recently updated the targeted list of issues that are planned to be addressed in SP2. This list is still subject to change at any time, and may change again before it is released. We are providing this list so you are able to effectively plan to upgrade to SP2 as necessary. ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 is scheduled to be available in late...

ArcGIS.com has now gone live and is available for use. While this is in beta its available for the public to use. ArcGIS.com was talked about and showcased heavily at the ESRI Business Partner Conference 2010 and the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 and forms part of what’s coming with the release of ArcGIS 10. We are pleased to announce that ArcGIS.com is now in public beta. This new site has replaced http://www.arcgisonline.com and includes a number of new features and improvements that we invite you to explore. At the ArcGIS.com site, you can browse featured ArcGIS Online content such as maps and...

I am sure if you have been working with ArcGIS 9.3.1, 10 and running this on Microsoft Windows Vista, 7 you would have come across issues when using help! When you start ArcMap or ArcCatalog, pressing F1 launches the ArcGIS Help Library. This is a useful library to navigate through to find information. Currently this works on Microsoft Windows Vista, 7. Pressing F1 after ArcMap or ArcCatalog has been started also displays this dialog window. This is standard Microsoft Windows Vista, 7 dialog indicating that the help was created in Windows Help Format. This is an older format which is not installed...

With the release of ArcGIS 10 coming up there has been an update of the ArcGIS Product Life Cycle documentation. The Product Life Cycle Support Policy is designed to help communicate to ESRI users the technical support resources available during a product’s life span and to provide advanced notification of planned changes to available support options. On the release date of ArcGIS 10: ArcGIS 9.3 and ArcGIS 9.3.1 will be moved into Extended support. ArcGIS 9.2 will be moved into Mature support. ArcGIS 9.1 will be moved into Retired status A number of Product Life Cycle documentation has...

The much anticipated ArcGIS API for iPhone has now been made available for download as part of a public beta. The ArcGIS API for iPhone enables you to build iPhone applications that utilize the powerful mapping, geocoding, geoprocessing, and custom capabilities provided by ArcGIS Server. The API consists of native Objective C libraries that can be used within the Xcode Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Other iPhone developer tools such as Interface Builder can also be used in your application development. There were a number of demonstrations and sessions at the ESRI Developer Summit 2010...

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 is scheduled to be released in June! This is an announcement for ArcGIS 9.3.1 SP2, planned to be available in June 2010, and contains a list of issues targeted for this upcoming release. While ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 addressed hundreds of issues across the products, ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 addresses a few key issues while we wait for ArcGIS 10 to be released later this year. The current count of issues are as follows: ArcGIS Desktop ~ 18 ArcGIS Engine ~ 2 ArcGIS Server ~5 ArcSDE ~ 16 .NET ADF ~ 2 Other ~ 1 The list issues being address with SP2 is being...

In case you missed it a patch fixing the above issue is now available. This issue was identified late last year with ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1. Details about this problem can be found on my post here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… The patch addresses the following issue: NIM052174 – Raster Catalogs and Feature Classes with raster fields stored in ArcSDE for SQL Server do not display after applying the 9.3.1 Service Pack 1. Description: The pixel data of a raster catalog stored in ArcSDE for SQL Server 9.3.1 sp1 does not display. Performing an identify operation on a feature of a feature...

For those that have installed ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 and are using Microsoft SQL Server with Raster Catalogs and are noticing a few problems, you are not alone. Several users have called in to ESRI Support Services in the last few days and reported the following issue: after installing ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 when direct connections are used or after installing ArcSDE 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 when application server connections are used, Raster catalogs are not displaying in ArcMap. This issue also impacts Raster Fields stored in Microsoft SQL Server. If you have Raster fields on your...

The ArcGIS Web Mapping API’s Product Life Cycle has been released and is now available. The ArcGIS Web Mapping API’s consists of the following: ArcGIS API for JavaScript ArcGIS API for Flex ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/Flex To the effect of their Product Release Cycle, the release date for the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs matches that of ArcGIS. For example, the release date of version 1.x of the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs is June 2008 (coinciding with 9.3). The release date of version 2.x of the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs will coincide with ArcGIS 9.4. Something to note as we head closer...